Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-18
ONLY A LITTLE LOST.
How a Misplaced Carving Knife
and a Little Girl
Combined to Destroy a Whole
Family's Pleasure.

sleep. OF course, she could do all this,
she meant to show them. So She just
sat down in her own little chair, and sat
perfectly still for five seconds. There, >
cried she, jumping up again. Cant l.
can't II guess I've had birthday, and
I'm not a baby at all !"
But Aunita did not go to the concert,
nor did any of the family l think they
would have gone if Annita had not made
mud pics that afternoon, or if they had
not used silver plated knives altogether
for the table, or if they had not had
strawberries for tea.
You see Annita could not be cured OF
making pies. ''Time will cure her."
said her father, contentedly, hunting for
a decently clean spot on Annita's face to
kiss. One does not like to kiss dirt,
even on the face of ones own child.
But Annitas mother and sisters were
not satisfied to wait for the time cure,
thinking of the washing and the dirty
face and hands---abovc all thinking OF
the carving knife. That WIS the grea t
est trouble. For mud pies cannot be
made without a knife to dig dirt with,
and Annita never returned the knives
she borrowed. So one after the other
OF the kitchen knives went out to the
mud bakery, and never came in again.
At last there were left only the carving
knife and the plated table knives, which
could not be borrowed, being wisely
kept on the top shelf of the china closet,
region Annita had never been able to
explore.
Tea was ready at 6 o'clock, all except
cutting the bread, the cheese and some
cold ham. Then the carving knife could
not be found; and Florence Benedict,
who had been preparing tea, went out
TO look for it. The bakery had been
moved, and so evidently had the knife;
for it was nowhere to be seen. Then
Annita had to be found, of course She
was under the large fir-tree in the front
yard, dressing dolly.
where is the carving knife, Annita."
asked Florence.
II know where it Is, said Annita,
without looking up.
'Well, where9" asked Florence.
"Tell me quick, dear"
''Well-its-- only little kind OF lost,
Florence" said Annita, grayely. ITS
up in the garnet, or else it's down in
the cellar, or else out by the barn, or
else in the front yard, or the back one,
or--ahind the wool-pile."
Good gracious, Annita, do you sup
pose can 60 to all those places in a
hurry and tea waitingl Come and help
me find it."
But 1 am 'fraid Charlotte Henrietta
will be spoiled if leave her"
"ohl that old doll without head or
legs or arms! No, she won't dear.
Come along aud help mel" said
Florence
Anniia slowly left her play, and began
TO look for the knife with Florence.
Just then, Hattie came out to ask why
tea was not served; but, seeing her sis
tiers hunting, she also joined in tho
search at once.
A few minutes later, Johnnie, being
hungry Johnnie was always hungry,
came out to help the girls.
When Mrs Benedict saw them ali
wandering about through the shrub
berry, looking intcntly at the grass. she
know Immediately what had happened.
SO she came out and began to look. too.
Sam and Henry came along just then
and, as these family promcnades in search
of the carving knife had often been
taken before, they knew Just what was
wanted, and also that they could have
no tea until the knife was found. So
they joined in the search, though do
not think their help would have ever
found anything for sam had new boots.
and had TO look at them most Of tho
time, and Horny whose name was vii
Liam Henry Harrison, and who was to be
celebrity, turned round AMI round in
the garden walk and scratched his
head. This was the way hs Away,
hunted for his hat.
It was not long before NJ. Benedict
came in through The from gate, bringing
some boxes Of strawberries for tea.
These be put down on the piazza, 10
order 70 help the rest find the knife
OF course, everybody looked iu the
same spot Anuita and Florence went
QUITO bare pot on the north side of
tho house. where tine bakery was eon-
orally located, and hunted carefully.
but the knife was not to- bee seen. Then
Mrs Benedict, knowing how carc'cssly
the children always looked. followed
them. Mr Benedict could NOT think Of
any place else Co look. so ho followed
his wife Then Sam and Henry. think.
ing there must bc ONE reason for every.
body looking there came and lookcl.
too $50 30 happened that thc whole
family began 90 follow each other in
circle, hunting over The same places.
Atsovcn o'clock, Mr Benedict looked
ns his watch